Read the poem and answer the questions and post to the Discussion Tab. Please make sure to answer the questions in paragraph form with no less than 100 words for each question.
1. To whom does Frost refer in line 1? In line 2?
2. What connotations of -fire- and -ice- contribute to the richness of Frost's comparison?
To post your response, click on the Discussion Tab at the top of the page, paste in your essay/response and click post. Then everyone can read all the responses; I can read and grade, and everyone can respond to at least two people in the class in no less than 150 words.
Fire and Ice
By Robert Frost
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Writing Assignment:
Read the poem and answer the questions and post to the Discussion Tab. Please make sure to answer the questions in paragraph form with no less than 100 words for each question.1. To whom does Frost refer in line 1? In line 2?
2. What connotations of -fire- and -ice- contribute to the richness of Frost's comparison?
To post your response, click on the Discussion Tab at the top of the page, paste in your essay/response and click post. Then everyone can read all the responses; I can read and grade, and everyone can respond to at least two people in the class in no less than 150 words.
Fire and Ice
By Robert Frost
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.